essendon (0-1) vs footscray (1-0) windy hill
dons beat bulldogs by 8 points. essendon (1-1) host richmond. footscray (1-1) host north.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Essendon | 5.4 | 12.6 | 15.8 | 17.10 | 112 | Sat 4-May-1929 2:45 pm | Windy Hill | 20,000 | |
| Footscray | 4.1 | 8.3 | 12.5 | 16.8 | 104 | Essendon won by 8 points | |||
fitzroy (0-1) vs north (0-1) brunswick st
lions smash roos by 52 points. fitzroy (1-1) play melbourne. north (0-2) play footscray.
| Fitzroy | 3.8 | 11.11 | 13.15 | 14.23 | 107 | Sat 4-May-1929 2:45 pm | Brunswick Street | 13,000 |
| North Melbourne | 1.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 55 | Fitzroy won by 52 points | ||
geelong (1-0) vs melbourne (1-0) corio oval
cats smash poor dees by 59 points. geelong (2-0) play st kilda. melbourne (1-1) host fitzroy.
| Geelong | 2.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 12.15 | 87 | Sat 4-May-1929 2:45 pm | Corio Oval | 11,000 |
| Melbourne | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 3.10 | 28 | Geelong won by 59 points | ||
hawthorn (0-1) vs collingwood (1-0) glenferie oval
pies smash hawks by 53 points. collingwood (2-0) host south. hawthorn (0-2) play carlton.
| Hawthorn | 3.3 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 11.7 | 73 | Sat 4-May-1929 2:45 pm | Glenferrie Oval | 12,000 |
| Collingwood | 3.3 | 6.9 | 11.13 | 18.18 | 126 | Collingwood won by 53 points | ||
richmond (0-1) vs carlton (1-0) punt rd
tigers beat blues by 10 points in shoot out. richmond (1-1) play essendon. carlton (1-1) host hawthorn.
| Richmond | 4.5 | 9.10 | 12.13 | 16.23 | 119 | Sat 4-May-1929 2:45 pm | Punt Road | 36,000 |
| Carlton | 5.6 | 9.8 | 14.12 | 16.13 | 109 | Richmond won by 10 points | ||
south (0-1) vs st kilda (1-0) lake oval
saints overrun saints by 26 points. south (1-1) play collingwood. st kilda (1-1) host geelong.
| South Melbourne | 1.1 | 3.8 | 6.10 | 12.17 | 89 | Sat 4-May-1929 2:45 pm | Lake Oval | 21,270 |
| St. Kilda | 4.5 | 6.5 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 63 | South Melbourne won by 26 points | ||
ladder
| Rd 2 Ladder | |||
| GE | 2 | 8 | 218.3 |
| CW | 2 | 8 | 147.3 |
| CA | 2 | 4 | 135.6 |
| FI | 2 | 4 | 132.3 |
| SM | 2 | 4 | 102.8 |
| FO | 2 | 4 | 100.6 |
| SK | 2 | 4 | 98.6 |
| RI | 2 | 4 | 96.5 |
| ME | 2 | 4 | 74.5 |
| ES | 2 | 4 | 72.3 |
| HW | 2 | 0 | 63.0 |
| NM | 2 | 0 | 54.8 |
round 3 matches
carlton v hawthorn PP
collingwood v south VP
essendon v richmond WH
melbourne v fitzroy MCG
footscray v north WO
st kilda v geelong JO
Harrison’s world 